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EP 2557376 B1 20140319 - Cleaning brush for the surface cleaning of solar modules

Title (en)

Cleaning brush for the surface cleaning of solar modules

Title (de)

Reinigungsbürste zur Oberflächenreinigung von Solarmodulen

Title (fr)

Brosse de nettoyage pour le nettoyage de la surface de modules solaires

Publication

EP 2557376 B1 20140319 (EN)

Application

EP 11176966 A 20110809

Priority

EP 11176966 A 20110809

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP2557376A1] A cleaning apparatus for the surface cleaning of a plurality of solar modules arranged adjacent to one another and at an angle with respect to the horizontal, comprising at least one drive device connected to at least one common upper edge region of the solar modules and capable of travelling in a first direction for moving the cleaning apparatus

IPC 8 full level

F24J 2/46 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

F24S 40/20 (2018.04); Y02E 10/40 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 2557376 A1 20130213; EP 2557376 B1 20140319

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 11176966 A 20110809